Wolves' hopes of landing target Craig Gardner from Sunderland are on the wane after he was urged to stay on Wearside. Sunderland defender Wes Brown has pleaded with Gardner to put his homesickness behind him and stay at the club.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is chasing Michael Mancienne - after signing him THREE times already. The former Chelsea defender, 24, moved to Hamburg last summer in a £1.75m deal following three separate spells on loan at Molineux.

Wolves are being linked with a January move for Bolton veteran Kevin Davies who is finding first team opportunities rare. The 34-year-old is out of contract at Bolton at the end of the season and, with him rarely picking up a first team start this season, could probably be picked up for a snip.

BRISTOL City manager Derek McInnes has moved to quash the ongoing transfer speculation surrounding star striker Nicky Maynard.Premier League newcomers Swansea are the latest side thought to be chasing the 25-year-old's signature, while he has also been linked with QPR and Wolves.

Wolves full-back George Elokobi is being lined up for a move to the Championship with a number of clubs eyeing his signature. Elokobi is understood to be considering his future at Molineux due to a lack of regular first-team football - and a deal could be on the cards before the end of the transfer window, either permanently or on a temporary basis.

Striker Leigh Griffiths is to stay on loan with Hibernian until the end of the season. The 21-year-old frontman has been with Hibs - the club he supported as a boy - since August, making 18 appearances in all competitions and scoring four goals.

Queens Park Rangers and Wolverhampton Wanderers are understood to have both made moves for Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha. Both teams have now made offers believed to be in the region of £2.5million for the 25-year-old stopper.

Queens Park Rangers have made the opening move to sign Wayne Bridge on loan but are facing competition from Wolves for the Manchester City misfit. The 31-year old has been earmarked to replace Armand Traore, who is about to join up with Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations squad. But Wolves have now entered the race after registering their interest with Bridge's adviser Aaron Lincoln.

"I've got to the stage where I'm happy here, I want to stay in this league and I'll continue to do what I do to the best of my ability. As regards the link with QPR, that's the first I've heard of that," Karl Henry said.

"The last time I was linked with QPR was before I signed here. I had a medical there and agreed a contract with them and nearly signed for them.

"But I came to Wolves, I'm still very happy here still. It's news to me."